Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing.
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SUBMITTER: Zhou Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6403561 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
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Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing.
Zhou Yiqun Y Mintz Keenan J KJ Oztan Cagri Y CY Hettiarachchi Sajini D SD Peng Zhili Z Seven Elif S ES Liyanage Piumi Y PY De La Torre Sabrina S Celik Emrah E Leblanc Roger M RM
Polymers 20180817 8
A type of orange carbon dots (O-CDs) synthesized via an ultrasonication route with citric acid and 1,2-phenylenediamine as precursors was embedded into sodium polyacrylate (SPA) as the ink for 3D printing. Characterizations of these spherical O-CDs revealed an ultra-small size (~2 nm) and excitation-independent, but solvent dependent, emission. The O-CDs were evenly distributed with low degree of aggregation in sodium polyacrylate (SPA), which was achieved due to the property that SPA can absorb ...[more]
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